Colombia

Many of the Nukak Makú people of south-central Colombia, who were first “contacted” in the late 1980s, were forced from their jungle territories by Colombia’s conflict. Now that the FARC conflict is over, guerrilla dissidences, landmines, and coca are still preventing their return.

El Salvador

El Salvador’s top court overturned an early-1990s amnesty for crimes committed during the country’s vicious 1980s civil war. Now, the FMLN government, advised by a Colombian lawyer who worked on the FARC talks, is working with the rightist opposition on a transitional justice plan that would reduce human rights abusers’ sentences.

Mexico

A masterful analysis of violence and organized crime trends in Mexico. Places much blame for recent spike in violent crime on the Sinaloa Cartel’s deterioration, and notes that tensions over Trump’s policies “could undermine the close law enforcement and security cooperation achieved under the administrations of presidents George W. Bush (2000-2008) and Barack Obama (2008-2016).”

Venezuela

There’s actually no single good “explainer” analysis out yet about the political chaos in Venezuela since the Supreme Court usurped the opposition-controlled legislature’s power. The story is moving too quickly. I just chose the WSJ piece because it seems to be the most in-depth of recent ones in English.